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爷 yé

grandfather, old man

Strokes
6
Level
HSK 3
Radical
父
Traditional
爺
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 父卩 ⿱父卩

Memory hint: father

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  1. 我爷爷身体很好。
    Wǒ yéye shēntǐ hěn hǎo.
    My grandfather is very healthy.
    my grandfather body very good
  2. 你爷爷今年多大了？
    Nǐ yéye jīnnián duō dà le?
    How old is your grandfather this year?
    your grandfather this-year how old (particle)
  3. 我们去看看爷爷吧。
    Wǒmen qù kànkan yéye ba.
    Let's go visit grandfather.
    we go visit-a-bit grandfather (particle-suggestion)
  4. 爷爷今天不太舒服。
    Yéye jīntiān bú tài shūfu.
    Grandfather doesn't feel very well today.
    grandfather today not too comfortable
  5. 周末爷爷常常带我去公园散步。
    Zhōumò yéye chángcháng dài wǒ qù gōngyuán sànbù.
    On weekends grandfather often takes me to the park for a walk.
    weekend grandfather often take me go park walk

Words with 爷 (1)